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Walter Brearley

Walter Brearley

Born: 11 March 1876, Bolton, Lancashire
Died: 13 January 1937, Marylebone, London
Major Teams: Lancashire, London County, England.
Known As: Walter Brearley
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast


Test Debut: England v Australia at Manchester, 4th Test, 1905
Last Test:
England v South Africa at Lord's, 1st Test, 1912

Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1909

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding    4    5   2    21   11*   7.00   0   0    0   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling             117.3   25   359   17  21.11  5-110   1   0  41.4  3.05

FIRST-CLASS
 (career: 1902 - 1921)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  134  185  31   908   38    5.89   0   0   52   0

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling             29536  815 16305  844  19.31  9-47   93  27  34.9  3.31

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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Profile:

Immortalized in the prose of Neville Cardus, Walter Brearley has above all a character. An fast bowler in a period when the hard work was usually done by the professionals, he put immense effort into bowling as fast as he could. A big man, he bowled from 8 paces, starting with an odd sideways step, and used all his considerable bulk and strength to deliver what was probably the fastest bowling in England in the first decade of the century. He could move the ball away late, but preferred to rely on changing his angle of attack using the crease, and sheer pace. He was no batsman, and Cardus spread the story of the Old Trafford horse positioning itself between the shafts of the heavy roller when Brearley vaulted the pavilion gate. He possessed enormous stamina, bowling as fast at the end of the day as at the beginning, and possessed an unshakable faith in his own ability, and the inability of any batsman to withstand his attack MCC (Dave Liverman, 1998)..

* Last Updated: Monday, 29-Jul-2002 02:48:03 GMT


 
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